Badal, April 28
The extended Badal family, accompanied by the SAD leaders and workers, on Friday collected the ashes of former chief minister Parkash Singh Badal from the cremation ground prepared by the family at their orchard at Badal village here. The grand-old-man of state politics had passed away at a hospital in Mohali on Tuesday and his mortal remains were consigned to flames on Thursday.
The ‘bhog’ (last prayer) ceremony of Badal would be held on May 4 at Badal village.